The Weekend Madness GB.

Glad I haven't started yet as this gives me time to ogle these builds! That Yak is sweet. Bold move you guys doing tank tracks!

Thanks for the kind words Lewbud!  I wish both my work desk AND my model bench looked that clean!!

Nearly 28 hours in and the T-70 has paint on it! 

First, a pic with all the parts primed and ready.  I assembled the tracks/wheels as one unit so it could be removed to facilitate painting, same with the muffler assy:

Some preshading using the black/white method:

For the main color I mixed approximately 40/40/10  Tamiya Flat Acrylics (Field Gray, Olive Green, Cockpit Green).

When using the black/white preshade technique I've learned to allow the preshading to be more pronounced as the subsequent gloss/flat coats will tone it down dramatically.

The goal for the end of day is to have all the painting done, gloss coated and apply the few decals.  That will leave tomorrow morning (8 AM end time) for just a flat coat.  BUT, I may get that all done today.

Sweet looking Yak BK

Well the tracks out bested me. Epic fail. There is no way I will be able to finish before I go to work tonight 

I'll look through the stash and see if I can find something else. I'll just have to see when the next window is. 

I have several 1/72 tanks but I may do an AC

huge photo dump here from me on my first post...my computer was being a phallus and hasnt let me get on to post pics....

I started around sven this morning, EST.

and decided on the Airfix 1/72 scale F4F Wildcat!

As suspected, I started with the 'pit:

I primed in black, looking to develop natural shadows, but I feel like all it did was darken my Chromate Green....

built up the landing gear mechanics and attached them to the cockpit ub and then into the fuselage:

Here is where I stand at 3:30 pm:

my goal for today is to get the main assembly complete and get it primed and hopefully painted so that tomorrowI can do decaling and weathering...

Great work everyone!  Loving the builds!

I should be done shortly.  Letting the decals dry, then a couple of hits with some Micro Sol.  One more coat of clear and she will be done.  Hoping to get it done tonight, but I've got until 0715 tomorrow.  LOL!  Enjoy!

That X-15 is looking pretty sweet Eagle!  Ryan looking forward to your F4F and for everyone else your work has been spectacular for the given time frame and I'm looking forward to going through these pages more thouroughly in the coming days.

Here is where I am at after this mornings decal session.  One of my commitments this evening fell through so I will have lots of time to finish her up before the deadline.

Eagle....That thing is GORGEOUS!

I completed the Eduard X-1 earlier this year, to display in conjunction with my Revell B29..javent started that big boy yet (I am searching for drawing/pictures/whatever I can find to modify the Superfort to Mothership status)...I love the X Planes!

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Here is one last photo of my wildcat as it went into the food dehydrator for a light bake at 95 (or so)degrees to dry the Tamiya primer for seam repairs....

...and now the primer has been sanded and airframe smoothed, and sprayed in Army Painter Satin Black as the base for the paint to come...

Now this will sit in the dehydrator for an hour or so at 105 degrees to dry, and I will start the paint job!

Ernest,

Really like the paint job on the T-70!

Steve,

Bummer about the Elefant.  Hope you finish it.  Looking forward to seeing your next build.

JustinRyan,

Nice start on the Wildcat!  I picked up this kit yesterday. Looking forward to watching it come together.

Eagle,

Really liking the X-15.

Razor,

The Jack is looking great!

A little over eight hours in and the wings are together.  The Tamiya wings are a simple three piece affair.  The Corsair wings are a little more fiddly.  Here's a pic of the pieces involved in building the Corsair wings.  Two pieces aren't in the picture because they are extremely tiny and I didn't want to lose them.  You get the parts to build either the machine gun equipped F4U-4 or the cannon F4U-4B.

The completed wing.

The gaps around the wing mounted intake scoops.

Putty should be dry by now.  Working on the cockpits now, will post pics later.  Should have three things that look like aircraft before hitting the rack tonight.

I did it!  I'm calling her finished at 1930 EST.  That was fun!!!!  Thanks so much for hosting the Great Weekend Madness GB!

Great little kit, fit was really good all over, went together very quickly, and best of all....THE DECALS WORKED GREAT!  LOL!  As many of you may know, I have a curse when it comes to decals.  LOL!  These went on very well and took the Micro Sol well too.  As you can see in the pics, I also did the pilot figure.  I'm not good at them at all, but this one actually looks pretty cool standing next to the X-15.  I'm thinking about doing a tarmac type surface on the board I have it on.  Might add a liitle more to it. 

Justinryan215...thank you for the comments (thank you all for the kind comments).  I was thinking about doing all my X-planes myself.  Would look pretty cool on the shelf.  I did a couple of NASA birds recently and they look awesome on the shelf.  So I will probably be pulling all my X planes out of the stash now.

Well, here it is...like I said, great kit and a wonderful GB!!! 

Final update for day one!

I sprayed the black base, baked it in the dehydrator for a while and then started on the main paint.

Got the PRU Blue and light gray applied in the old black basing tecnique, and then kicked out my favorite part of aircraft builds...masking and spraying the canopy.

I then threw them both into the dehydrator for the evening, and tomorrow I will apply decals and weathering!

Good night all!

Sweet X-15 Bobby!

Here is where I ran out of time. The first fail in 6 years. Oh well, there's still time to grab something else from the stash. I'll ket the wife pick iy out this time.

Eagle,

Congratulations!  She looks great!  Which pic would you like for the front page?

Steve,

She's come too far, finish her!  I look forward to see what your bride comes up with next.

For the guys who have finished.  Please let me know which pic of your build you would like for the front page.  If you haven't finished, keep that in mind.

Got sidetracked by dinner and a movie (review is in the Ready Room).  Back to the table.

This was way too close for comfort.  Did not leave myself enough time to finish all the little details but somehow I gotter done.  I'll post better pics tomorrow. 

Stick a fork in it at call it done!  39 hours and one heckuva sore back later the MiniArt T-70M is pretty much complete.  I was contemplating adding some chipping and more weathering, but I need a looong break!

Here's some pics of the completed model:

And, of course, my celebratory drink for another Weekend Madness completion!\ I counted 12 completed Weekend Madness builds and 3 Honorable Completions on my shelf so I'm proud to add #13!  Thanks for hosting another great GB Lewbud!  I may do a second build this year, but if not, you can count me in next year again!  I've only missed one year since 2011 and I fully intend to keep it going!

Calling this one done. This is my first weekend build. I normaly take 2-3 months to do a build. I started at 0700 on Friday the 27th and am posting these pics at 0240 on the 29th. Not my best build, but for less than 48 hours, Ill take it. I dont normaly build 1/72 scale but I needed to do something quick and easy. The decals didnt settle very well, they were to thick to conform well with some of the raised retails. Ill call it a good 2 footer. I had loads of fun doing this challenge. Disregard the time stamps on the photos, my camera wasnt setup correctly.

Razor, 

That's a good looking Jack!  Congratulations on getting her across the line!  Looking forward to more pics.

Ernest,

That tiny T-70M looks fantastic! Congratulations!  Which pic would you like for the front page?

learmech,

She looks good from here!  Congratulations on getting her done!  Which pic would you like for the front page?

As for me, when I went to bed last night I had one blob of plastic that almost looked like a Corsair, with the cockpit parts painted for the second Corsair and the Mustang.  The Revell Corsair is a good kit, it's design is a little overthought and complicated though.  Barring any unforseen accidents, they all should be ready for paint this afternoon.  It will be close, but I think all three will make it.

lewbud

Eagle,

Congratulations!  She looks great!  Which pic would you like for the front page?

Steve,

She's come too far, finish her!  I look forward to see what your bride comes up with next.

For the guys who have finished.  Please let me know which pic of your build you would like for the front page.  If you haven't finished, keep that in mind.

Got sidetracked by dinner and a movie (review is in the Ready Room).  Back to the table.

 

I'll leave that up to you sir!  You're choice.  Again...thanks for hosting such a wonderful and fun GB!  You rock!

Eagle,

I like the third one so that's the one I will use.  As for the build, you're welcome, but you guys are the ones that make it happen.  So thank you for your participation.  For those that are still building, keep it up amigos!

After sleeping waaaaayyy later than I like to, (7:30am), I was finally ready to apply decals by around 9-930.  For reference, I am usually up and at 'em aroud 5:30...

 She is now nestled in the dehydrator for a few (have you noticed a trend here?) and weathering will soon begin...

Looking at this build, I am almost feeling like, while accurate, the light grey is too dark, and I should have used my homemade mix of "Insignia White"...oh whell...I'll save that for when I get my hands on the Tamiya 1/48 scale kit....

Getting caught up on all the builds:

Sorry I missed your completion Brandon!  Outstanding job on the Yak 1, congrats!

Wow Eagle90, that is one fine looking X-15!  I love the little pilot standing next to it in his classic silver flightsuit...really adds dimension to the build!

modelcrazy, sorry about the tracks on your Elephant, but the GB continues for a while, so join back in....love to see another of your builds!

dwsrazor, congrats on getting the Raiden done! Eagerly awaiting more pics!

Justinryan215, the F4 is looking great!  You getting this done in 48 hrs with that nice paint job makes me want to bust mine out of the stash! 

The Mustang turned out nicely learmech64, you did a bang up job with the camo scheme (I almost thought it was a Spitfire when I first saw it)!  Congrats on your first weekend buid WITH a successful completion in  48 hrs!

Lewbud, the Corsairs are coming along nicely!  Did you mention there's a Mustang too?  Are you doing a triple weekend build??

Anyway, here's the pic for the front page.  I decided pic 2, but removed the timestamp and cropped it a bit.

Got the front page updated with pics.  Ernest, yes, I am trying for a triple play.

Hey Guys.  Great work thus far!  Amazing what we can do in just a few days.  A small crisis kept me away yesterday so I wasn't able to post the finished Pics.  So without further adieu, here they are.  Choose whichever you like best Lewbud.

Final 2 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Final 1 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

Final 3 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

I hope to start round 2 shortly.  Keep building guys!

lewbud

Got the front page updated with pics.  Ernest, yes, I am trying for a triple play.

 

You  can  do  it!!

lewbud,

please use the picture i just added. The Mustang is sitting on a piston from an actual aircraft engine. the piston is from a Lycoming O-320 engine. Thanks. 

bufflehead

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Justinryan215, the F4 is looking great!  You getting this done in 48 hrs with that nice paint job makes me want to bust mine out of the stash! 

 

Anyway, here's the pic for the front page.  I decided pic 2, but removed the timestamp and cropped it a bit.

 

 

Thanks for the kind words!  I really dont think this thing would have made it if it wasnt for having a non-foodgrade food dehydrator!  lol...I usually like to let my paint sit and dry for a week before moving on to the next step, but with this thing, you can accomplish the same thing in a few hours!

Anyhow, its a fun little kit, but I really want to add the venerable Tamiya 1/48th offering to my collection...forget this 1/72 scale stuff!  I have a headache and my eyes hurt from working on something so tiny!!!

I'm no armor afficianado, but you put up one hell of a nice offering to the group build gods!  it almost looks like a graphic for World of Tanks Blitz!

Calling Airfix's 1/72 F4F Wildcat finished.  Just over 33 hours start to finish.

Here she is, in all her used and abused glory!

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Finished pics as promised.  Lewbud you can yuse the first pic below for the front page.

Excelent builds guys.

Buffelhead, that tank is just beautiful 

Well worn Cat Justin.

Sweet looking Jack Razor.

Ok let's start this 6:52 PM Sunday

Buddy, theres a lot more wrong with it than jus the tracks. The road wheels don't line up with the drive sprokets or return sprockets. I really want one for my collection so Ill just get another at some point.

Cathy chose this one. Out of all my armor she picked the Lee LOL. She said it looks cute. She even passed the Jagdpanther and Tiger.

This kit is so old it's still in Japanese. Not sure how good the decals are.

I do have some time off between Christmas and New Years so unless I get some time off before then I'll start then.